Updates
If the Pi was installed from a git clone, open Updates in the web portal:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Check Updates | Compare installed version to GitHub main
|
| Update Now |
git pull, refresh Python deps / assets, restart (or reboot if X11 switch is pending) |
| Later tonight | Arm install for the night window after ~5 minutes of panel idle |
| Auto-install during off-hours | When an update is available, install in the Off-Hours window (or 22:00–06:00 if Off-Hours is unset), after 5 minutes idle. Dismissing the radar update bubble skips that version. LiveATC playback delays the install |
| Finish install | Completes deferred installer steps when an OTA pulled a newer install-pi.sh but did not finish (also auto-runs after reboot when needed) |
| Repair & Update | Unblocks a mode-dirty / detached-HEAD / corrupt git tree, then updates |
On phones, confirm with the in-page Install & Restart row (native browser confirm() dialogs are unreliable on mobile).
Settings and API keys under /var/lib/flightscnr/ are preserved on a normal update.
- One Update Now is usually enough. If an OTA pulled a newer installer but could not run it yet, the device auto-finishes install steps after restart — or use Finish install.
- If LightDM is switched to X11 for pinch-zoom, the Pi reboots automatically.
- An on-device update-in-progress overlay shows while the worker runs. Stale “running” state is cleared if no worker is alive after reboot.
Older installs could leave scripts/release.sh mode-dirty, which used to block git pull. That path is now frozen upstream, so Update Now once more often works with no terminal.
If the portal shows Repair & Update, use it. If that button is missing and the pull still fails, on the Pi:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yashmulgaonkar/FlightScnr_Pi/main/scripts/repair-ota.sh | bashUse | bash -s -- --hard only if other local edits also block the pull. See Troubleshooting.
- A normal git checkout under
~/FlightScnr_Pi(or wherever you cloned) is required for portal updates to work. - Portal preferences live under
/var/lib/flightscnr/and are not wiped by updates. - Facing direction, ATC prefs, favorites, HUD dark mode, and other on-device settings in
round_touch_settings.jsonalso survive updates. - Before a major change you can System → Download settings for a backup (includes API keys - keep private).
- Detached HEAD (for example after checking out a release tag) is reattached to
mainfromorigin/mainby Update / Repair so--ff-onlycan succeed.
| Version | Highlights |
|---|---|
| 2026.8.21.2 | Follow live pin updates; faster Follow poll while the screen is open |
| 2026.8.21.1 | Expanded basemap styles (incl. Dark Flat); long-haul Track map framing; FR24 / ADS-B dedupe improvements |
| 2026.8.20.1 | OTA Later tonight and optional auto-install during off-hours |
| 2026.8.19.1 | Left-swipe favorite-location cycle on the radar |
| 2026.8.18.1 | ATC-style scrollable list pickers for multi-option settings; kiosk X11 cursor / Motif fixes for touch-as-mouse |
| 2026.8.15.1 | Tag leaders stay tied to traffic labels; military volume % label; clear stale update-in-progress after killed OTA |
| 2026.8.14.1 | Detail-screen finger scroll + scrollbar; CAL FIRE admin wrap; quakes drop after ~36 h; prefer FR24 type; V10 / S2T icons |
| 2026.8.13.1 | Disable Wi‑Fi power save on kiosk devices; keep last weather reading when a forced fetch still 429s |
| 2026.8.12.2 | Portal UI for route-enrichment source order; non-standard orientation blip fix |
| 2026.8.12.x | Hardened OTA (detached HEAD, hung GUI/git/pip, vfat boot writes); USGS earthquake overlay + optional voice |
| 2026.8.11.x–8.10.x | Finish install / repair-ota paths; X11 for pinch-zoom; gpio-fan overlay; position sources; Master Caution wipe |
| 2026.8.5.4 | Hardened Wayland Bluetooth popup suppression; installer no longer aborts on unwritable legacy panel configs |
| 2026.8.5.3 | Versioned Don't show again disclaimer countdown with portal clear-only reset; additional prop icon mappings |
| 2026.8.5.2 | Radar presentation capped near 30 fps; root-run audio via desktop pipewire-pulse
|
| 2026.8.5.1 | Boot safety gate; Settings beside About; tracked / military sounds; update notices; Open-Meteo AQI HUD; volume controls |
| 2026.8.3.5 | Manual weather refresh bypasses local cache/rate gates while keeping last good reading on provider errors |
| 2026.8.3.4 | ATC stops cleanly when disabled or when airport/channel changes |
| 2026.8.3.3 | Track great-circle route map + aircraft photo; HUD dark mode; radar traffic freeze fix |
The display checks for updates roughly every eight hours. A newer release is shown on splash and About, plus a dismissible radar bubble (re-shown after reboot until that version is installed or dismissed). Installation still happens from the portal (or Later tonight / off-hours auto-install).
See Troubleshooting.
